Chappaqua’s Scott Kahan receives National Financial Planning Award

Chappaqua’s Scott Kahan receives P. Kemp Fain Financial Planning Award

Chappaqua’s Scott Kahan recently received the 2022 P. Kemp Fain, Jr., Award from the Financial Planning Association (FPA). The FPA is the leading membership organization and trade association for Certified Financial Planner™ professionals. The award is given each year to an individual who has made significant contributions to the advancement of the financial planning profession. And has realized outstanding achievements in service to society, academia, government, and professional activities.

In his announcement of the award, FPA President Dennis J. Moore, MBA, CFP^® called out Scott for his many years of advocacy for financial planning. And commended him for his “important action to lead efforts to strengthen FPA and the profession. His years of impactful volunteer service locally and nationally in FPA and the Foundation for Financial Planning have strengthened the profession.”

A financial planner for over 35 years, Kahan is president and senior financial planner at Financial Asset Management Corporation in Chappaqua, NY, a firm he launched in 1986. Kahan has taught courses at the financial planning programs of Marymount College, Baruch College, and New York University (NYU). As an Adjunct Associate Professor of Financial Management at NYU, he was recognized for his teaching contributions with the “Award for Teaching Excellence” in 1991. His leadership at NYU led to the school’s program transitioning to a CFP Board-registered program.

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A long-time member of the Foundation for Financial Planning’s Board of Directors, he served as the 2019-20 chair of the Foundation. Kahan also regularly provides seminars for parents on college planning at the local high school in his hometown of Chappaqua, NY, and served as a board member and treasurer for the Board of Directors for the Horace Greeley Scholarship Fund. In recognition of his many contributions to the profession and society, Kahan was presented with FPA’s Heart of Financial Planning Award in 2017. Kahan will be recognized at a special Honors Reception at FPA Annual Conference 2022 in Seattle, Dec. 12-14.

What To Do has also enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Scott who has contributed over two dozen articles on financial planning do’s and don’ts. Many of which offer timely advice on how to react to the volatility of short term market trends. And how to keep your eye focused on your long term financial goals. Scott’s signature motto is “Taking the emotions out of investing” and he has outlined his thinking in expansive and detailed ways throughout the course of his articles with us.

What To Do is proud to have teamed up over the years with a winner like Scott Kahan.

Financial Asset Management Corporation has provided fee-only financial planning and investment management services for individuals and small businesses in the Tri-State area since 1986. They serve 175 clients and manage over 325 million dollars in assets. (26 South Greeley Avenue, Chappaqua, NY, (914) 238-8900; www.famcorporation.com )

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